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   Magnetite liked post by zeropak On thread : Calibre, Rifle & Scope Sugestions For Longer Range Hunting

   I assume your a new shooter with little experience in the field. If this is correct then please remember that shooting game at long range is not as easy as point and shoot. Once you get out past say...

   Liked On: 11-04-2023, 10:34 PM

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   Magnetite liked post by Moa Hunter On thread : Downhill shot

   Calculators aside, how can that be, a bullet surely must have an advantage going downhill as opposed to up. A bullet not shot but dropped from the top of a cliff will accelerate to TV in free fall. A...

   Liked On: 05-04-2023, 02:00 PM

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   Magnetite liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Powder Scale Options

   also ..if you set up scales at or close to eye height it makes life easier..I have small wooden box screwed onto my heavy wooden reloading bench,scales sit on top of that with trickler off to side so...

   Liked On: 29-03-2023, 03:08 PM

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   Magnetite liked post by Makros On thread : Soft brass. Random sticky bolt

   I had exactly these symptoms in 6.5PRC when I changed to a resizing lube which was more greasy and my normal wiping on a cloth didn't clean it off properly. I would recommend cleaning the brass...

   Liked On: 03-03-2023, 04:52 PM

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   Magnetite liked post by Steelisreal On thread : GRT users.

   When you select the cartridge you are loading for GRT will give you the max pressure - with mine when I select 223 it gives me the SAAMI maximum. With other cartridges it doesn't specify who set the...

   Liked On: 16-02-2023, 08:01 PM

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   Magnetite liked post by 6x47 On thread : 6.5 143 ELD-X, are they THE 6.5 hunting bullet?

   Believe me, it doesn't matter what fancy bore cleaner you use, if it's just using patches, there's no guarantee the bore will end up fully clean even when the patch comes out spotless. This is...

   Liked On: 12-02-2023, 11:30 PM

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   Magnetite liked post by Shearer On thread : 6.5 143 ELD-X, are they THE 6.5 hunting bullet?

   All 3 will kill fine if you do your bit.

   Liked On: 08-02-2023, 09:31 AM

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   Magnetite liked post by veitnamcam On thread : Load development beginner

   Yup buy the dies projectiles, primers then get someone to give you a hand. Hopefully they have a selection of suitable powders then once the load is sorted you only have one powder to buy.

   Liked On: 11-01-2023, 09:54 PM

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   Magnetite liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Record keeping

   slow down till you going too slow,then slow down some more...much looking,less walking= better sucess rate.

   Liked On: 17-12-2022, 09:53 PM

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    Magnetite liked post by grandpamac On thread : What are you using for pressure estimation in your handloads.

    Greetings all, It was all warm and horrible outside this morning so I thought I should find out what three of my oldest manuals had to say on pressure estimation. They were Reloading Simplified by...

    Liked On: 12-12-2022, 03:14 PM

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    Magnetite liked post by Marty Henry On thread : 284 win slow speeds

    Micky Duck It always amuses me a bit when there's a post about disappointing velocity along with " I've had the barrel cut down to xx" Doing this with a cartridge optimized for a 22 or longer barrel...

    Liked On: 16-11-2022, 05:20 PM

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    Magnetite liked post by Norway On thread : Wind reading accuracy while hunting

    Don't use Beaufort for shooting, it is utterly useless for that. You can get far without a Kestrel. Shooters that sink their skill into Kestrels and calculators tend to miss out on practical...

    Liked On: 28-10-2022, 04:39 PM

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    Magnetite liked post by Noswal On thread : Wind reading accuracy while hunting

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh6pXPb-7Jg This Vid was sent to me by a mate. Pretty useful in an easy to understand explanation. I've always found the uplift more challenging to allow for than...

    Liked On: 08-10-2022, 09:42 PM

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    Magnetite liked post by Tentman On thread : Wind reading accuracy while hunting

    ^^ The above comments about wind are a perfect example of why misses occur. You cannot see wind, only indicators of it. Wind is 3 dimensional, just ask any experienced sailor. Its like a big...

    Liked On: 08-10-2022, 09:21 PM

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    Magnetite liked post by kruza On thread : Wind reading accuracy while hunting

    Wind is a standard calculation in any shot. Wind can affect a shot at small distances too. Though i agree stalking is a most useful skill to have, so is knowing where your gun shoots in the wind....

    Liked On: 08-10-2022, 09:19 PM

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